Vol 13, No 3, Article 5

AbstractThirty dreams from each of eight patients – four in Freudian therapy and four in Jungian therapy – were compared both in terms of kinds of content and in terms of changes over time. The patients were matched in diagnosis, age, sex, and social background. In the first third of the dream series, Freudian patients dreamt more “Freud-syndrome” dreams, and Jungian patients dreamt more “Jung-syndrome” dreams, producing a significant difference. In the last third the difference was no longer statistically significant. These findingssupportthe hypotheses that the theoretical orientation of the therapist exercises an initial influence on the dreams of the patient, and that this influence diminishes as the treatment progresses and the patient becomes more independent from the therapist.Key Words: Dream Analysis, Psychoanalysis